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<blockquote data-quote="Dannager" data-source="post: 5705593" data-attributes="member: 73683"><p>No, it's not.</p><p></p><p>You are a reviewer. Your job, as I (and I imagine most others here) expect it, is to examine a product and tell me whether or not this website's audience would find it enjoyable.</p><p></p><p>Your job is <strong><em>not</em></strong> to compare a product to some other product in an entirely different medium (online) and format (Facebook-casual) and decide it sucks because they're not identical. That doesn't tell me anything worthwhile, except that the Facebook D&D game is not like playing D&D with five people around a table with a DM. I didn't need your review to tell me that. I need your review to tell me whether or not the game is <em><strong>fun</strong></em>, and why that is or isn't the case.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It behaves like D&D 4e in a lot of ways - far more than you give it credit for. It's obvious in playing it that it's based on 4e. Unmistakably. Yes, they removed some of the fiddly bits, because this is designed as a quick, casual experience.</p><p></p><p>Either way, though, slapping D&D on the "cover" tells me that it'll feature adventure, monsters, magic, and treasure. This game has all of those things.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I played during the <em><strong>beta</strong></em> and it was perfectly playable. Not broken at all. I'm sure it's even better now that the game is actually out.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Fighter's ability to remain standing and in the fight makes him a great addition. The Rogue doesn't deal enough damage, you're right. That's a valid criticism, because it judges the game on its own merits.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>lol</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Or it's supposed to be a casual game that you can play in 15 minutes. Again, you should not be describing the game with terms like "By removing..." because that demonstrates that you're judging the game by some other game's rubric. There is plenty of room for tactical thought in the Facebook game, it just doesn't take an hour to get through an encounter.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You did. You made it very clear that you think this game sucks because it's not another game. That exists in a different medium. In a different format.</p><p></p><p>Here. Go to a game review website. Look up some Game Boy Advanced/SP game reviews for The Legend of Zelda Four Swords. Now look up some GameCube reviews for The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker. I want you to count how many of those reviewers decided to give the Game Boy Advanced/SP game a lower score because <strong><em>its graphics didn't live up to the GameCube game</em></strong>. Not many, right? You know why that is? Because it's silly to criticize a Game Boy game for having less advanced graphics than a GameCube game.</p><p></p><p>Now, <strong><em>that's</em></strong> silly. But you know what would be sillier? If someone wrote a review for a Legend of Zelda <strong><em>board game</em></strong> and criticized it for not having sound quality on par with the Wind Waker console game. <strong><em>That</em></strong> is what you're doing in this review.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You didn't offend anyone. I don't think anyone in here has any strong loyalties to a particular social network beyond convenience. It was just sort of a non-sequitor that isn't really supportable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannager, post: 5705593, member: 73683"] No, it's not. You are a reviewer. Your job, as I (and I imagine most others here) expect it, is to examine a product and tell me whether or not this website's audience would find it enjoyable. Your job is [B][I]not[/I][/B] to compare a product to some other product in an entirely different medium (online) and format (Facebook-casual) and decide it sucks because they're not identical. That doesn't tell me anything worthwhile, except that the Facebook D&D game is not like playing D&D with five people around a table with a DM. I didn't need your review to tell me that. I need your review to tell me whether or not the game is [I][B]fun[/B][/I], and why that is or isn't the case. It behaves like D&D 4e in a lot of ways - far more than you give it credit for. It's obvious in playing it that it's based on 4e. Unmistakably. Yes, they removed some of the fiddly bits, because this is designed as a quick, casual experience. Either way, though, slapping D&D on the "cover" tells me that it'll feature adventure, monsters, magic, and treasure. This game has all of those things. I played during the [I][B]beta[/B][/I] and it was perfectly playable. Not broken at all. I'm sure it's even better now that the game is actually out. The Fighter's ability to remain standing and in the fight makes him a great addition. The Rogue doesn't deal enough damage, you're right. That's a valid criticism, because it judges the game on its own merits. lol Or it's supposed to be a casual game that you can play in 15 minutes. Again, you should not be describing the game with terms like "By removing..." because that demonstrates that you're judging the game by some other game's rubric. There is plenty of room for tactical thought in the Facebook game, it just doesn't take an hour to get through an encounter. You did. You made it very clear that you think this game sucks because it's not another game. That exists in a different medium. In a different format. Here. Go to a game review website. Look up some Game Boy Advanced/SP game reviews for The Legend of Zelda Four Swords. Now look up some GameCube reviews for The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker. I want you to count how many of those reviewers decided to give the Game Boy Advanced/SP game a lower score because [B][I]its graphics didn't live up to the GameCube game[/I][/B]. Not many, right? You know why that is? Because it's silly to criticize a Game Boy game for having less advanced graphics than a GameCube game. Now, [B][I]that's[/I][/B] silly. But you know what would be sillier? If someone wrote a review for a Legend of Zelda [B][I]board game[/I][/B] and criticized it for not having sound quality on par with the Wind Waker console game. [B][I]That[/I][/B] is what you're doing in this review. You didn't offend anyone. I don't think anyone in here has any strong loyalties to a particular social network beyond convenience. It was just sort of a non-sequitor that isn't really supportable. [/QUOTE]
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